Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody

IAP Meeting 2 May 2012

Mattleng — Wed, 16 May 2012 08:41:50 +0000

The fourteenth meeting of the Independent Advisory Panel (IAP) on Deaths in Custody took place on Wednesday 2 May 2012. At this meeting, the Panel discussed feedback from their stakeholder consultation event, the IAP work programme for 2012/13, coronial reform and statistics. The Panel also heard from Andy Hunt who updated the Panel on the NHS commissioning of healthcare in police custody suites. The minutes from this meeting will be published in due course.

Latest edition of ‘The Solution’ published

Mattleng — Tue, 01 May 2012 15:20:44 +0000

The latest edition of ‘The Solution’, the online magazine for Black Mental Health UK has been launched.

Bulletin of ninth Ministerial Board published today

Mattleng — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:49:52 +0000

The bulletin of the ninth Ministerial Board on Deaths in Custody was published today. Agenda items included an update from NOMS on their analysis of prisoner deaths in 2010, an update from Department of Health and Association of Chief Police Officers on Section 136 of the MHA, details about the continuation of the Ministerial Council on Deaths in Custody, coronial reform, update on the work of the IAP, NOMS Cell Sharing Risk Assessment, IPCC review of Article 2 cases and a discussion of Her Majesty’s Inpectorate of Prisons inspection of HMP Styal and deaths of young people in prison.

London Metropolitan University to host death in custody seminar

Mattleng — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:06:47 +0000

London Metropolitan University (LMU) is hosting a seminar on investigating deaths in custody on Thursday 26 April at 6pm. The seminar will be held in the Henry Thomas Room at LMU, Holloway Road, London, N7 8DB.

The event is free of charge and open to all and entry is by prior registration at: http://deathsincustody.eventbrite.com/

Please see attached poster for further details.

IPCC recommendations shape national guidance on custody handling

Mattleng — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:27:25 +0000

The IPCC has worked with the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) and the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) on the second edition of the ACPO Guidance on the Safer Detention and Handling of Persons in Police Custody, which was released in March 2012. The guidance focuses on practical issues within custody and aims to provide a definitive guide to police forces on strategic and operation policies to raise standards of care within custody.

To read the full story, please visit the IPCC website by clicking here

To view the new guidance, please click here.

Learning the Lessons Committee publish latest bulletin – April 2012

Mattleng — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:47:22 +0000

The Learning the Lessons Committee has produced its latest bulletin on lessons drawn from reports and information on investigations which the Committee receives from the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) on a regular basis.

The Learning the Lessons Committee is a multi-agency committee that has been established to disseminate and promote learning across the police service. Its members include the Home Office, IPCC, National Policing Improvement Agency, Association of Chief Police Officers, Association of Police Authorities and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary.

To view the bulletin, please visit the Learning the Lessons website by clicking here.

March edition of the IAP e-bulletin launched today

Mattleng — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:31:39 +0000

The IAP has launched its seventh e-bulletin today. This edition includes an update on the ninth meeting of the Ministerial Board on Deaths in Custody, the publication of the IAP end of term report, summary of the IAP’s second national stakeholder consultation event held on 2 March, and an update on the progress of the six IAP workstreams.

Statement from IPCC Deputy Chair Deborah Glass on RIPA

Mattleng — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:33:14 +0000

On the 29 March, the Deputy Chair of the Independent Police Complaints Commission, Deborah Glass, issued a statement regarding their obligations under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA).

To read the full statement please click here.

PPO report on natural cause deaths 2007-2010

Mattleng — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:51:27 +0000

The Prison and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) has published their latest report on learning from PPO Investigations into natural cause deaths in prison custody.

The report is summarised as follows:

The report presents analysis of data collected from 402 PPO investigations into deaths in custody from natural causes conducted between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2010.
The paper aims to provide stakeholders and services in remit with a bigger picture of natural cause deaths in custody than that given by each individual investigation report. Also, the evidence provided in the paper will be used to inform the PPO’s learning agenda for the 2012-2013 reporting year.
One aim of a PPO investigation is to establish whether the care provided to the deceased was equitable with what could have been expected in the community. Statistically significant relationships were found whereby the equity of care provided improved with both age and length of time spent in custody.
Those whose deaths were reasonably foreseeable (due to either a terminal diagnosis or a range of other factors) were also more likely to have received equitable care.
Prisoners serving indeterminate sentences, and those in the custody of the High Security Estate, were over-represented.
The most common causes of death were diseases of the circulatory system (43%), followed by cancer (32%). These are also the leading causes of death in the community.

To read the full report, please click here.

Re-appointment of the IAP Members

Mattleng — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:55:34 +0000

Crispin Blunt, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Ministry of Justice, announced today by Written Ministerial Statement that the Ministerial Council on Deaths in Custody will continue for a further three year term. The Chair of the IAP has been reappointed, as have Panel members for terms of two and three years.